An electric-current sensor employing twisted fibre with compensation for temperature and polarization fluctuations

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 606-610

  Dong, X P ^a   Chu, B C B ^b   Chiang, K S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FARADAY EFFECT; OPTICAL FIBERS; SYSTEM STABILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POLARIZATION FLUCTUATIONS; TWISTED FIBERS;

AMPEROMETRIC SENSORS;

EID: 0031162408     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/8/6/004     Document Type: Article

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